Dysfunctional posttraumatic cognitions as a mediator of symptom reduction in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with children and adolescents: Results of a randomized controlled trial.
Behav Res Ther
; 97: 178-182, 2017 Oct.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To investigate whether the change in dysfunctional posttraumatic cognitions (PTC) during Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) is a mediator of posttraumatic stress symptom (PTSS) reduction in a sample of children and adolescents.METHOD:
A bootstrap mediation analysis was performed to investigate the indirect effect of dysfunctional PTC on treatment outcome in a recently completed RCT study with children and adolescents (n = 123; 7-17 years old) that investigated the effectiveness of TF-CBT.RESULTS:
The mediation model revealed that changes in dysfunctional PTC mediated the relationship between the group (TF-CBT vs. waitlist) and PTSS at the end of treatment.CONCLUSION:
Change in dysfunctional PTC is an important mechanism mediating the reduction of PTSS in TF-CBT. Monitoring dysfunctional PTC throughout treatment might, therefore, be an important factor in optimizing treatment outcome.Palabras clave
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Trastornos por Estrés Postraumático
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Terapia Cognitivo-Conductual
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Cognición
Tipo de estudio:
Clinical_trials
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Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Behav Res Ther
Año:
2017
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Article